Long-range dependence in Interest Rates and Monetary PolicyThis paper studies the dynamics of Brazilian interest rates for short-term maturities. The paper employs developed techniques in the econophysics literature and tests for long-range dependence in the…Daniel O. Cajueiro, Benjamin M. Tabak·Jul 26, 2006SaveLearn
Non-Parametric Extraction of Implied Asset Price DistributionsExtracting the risk neutral density (RND) function from option prices is well defined in principle, but is very sensitive to errors in practice. For risk management, knowledge of the entire RND…Jerome V. Healy, Maurice Dixon, Brian J. Read et al.·Jul 26, 2006SaveLearn
A method for extracting the scaling exponents of a self-affine, non-Gaussian process from a finite length timeseriesWe address the generic problem of extracting the scaling exponents of a stationary, self-affine process realised by a timeseries of finite length, where information about the process is not known a…K. Kiyani, S. C. Chapman, B. Hnat·Jul 26, 2006SaveLearn
Isotropy Properties of the Multi-Step Markov Symbolic SequencesA new object of the probability theory, the two-sided chain of symbols (introduced in Ref. arXiv:physics/0306170) is used to study isotropy properties of binary multi-step Markov chains with the…S. S. Apostolov, Z. A. Mayzelis, O. V. Usatenko et al.·Jul 25, 2006SaveLearn
Self-organization behavior in a constrained minority gameIn the standard minority game, every agent switches to his best strategy in hand at each time step. If only a small number of agents are allowed to switch their strategies at each time step, the…C. Liu, S. S. Liaw·Jul 24, 2006SaveLearn
Effective memory of the minority gameIt is known that the memory is relevant in the symmetric phase of the minority game. In our previous work we have successfully explained the quasi-periodic behavior of the game in the symmetric phase…C. H. Hung, S. S. Liaw·Jul 24, 2006SaveLearn
Long-term memory in the Irish market (ISEQ): evidence from wavelet analysisResearchers have used many different methods to detect the possibility of long-term dependence (long memory) in stock market returns, but evidence is in general mixed. In this paper, three different…Adel Sharkasi, Heather J. Ruskin, Martin Crane·Jul 20, 2006SaveLearn
Bayesian Analysis of the Conditional Correlation Between Stock Index Returns with Multivariate SV ModelsIn the paper we compare the modelling ability of discrete-time multivariate Stochastic Volatility models to describe the conditional correlations between stock index returns. We consider four…Anna Pajor·Jul 19, 2006SaveLearn
A simple model of reactor cores for reactor neutrino flux calculations for the KamLAND experimentKamLAND is a reactor neutrino oscillation experiment with a very long baseline. This experiment successfully measured oscillation phenomena of reactor antineutrinos coming mainly from 53 reactors in…K. Nakajima, K. Inoue, K. Owada et al.·Jul 13, 2006SaveLearn
Delayed information flow effect in economy systems. An ACP model studyApplying any strategy requires some knowledge about the past state of the system. Unfortunately in the case of economy collecting information is a difficult, expensive and time consuming process.…Janusz Miskiewicz, Marcel Ausloos·Jul 12, 2006SaveLearn
Trend arbitrage, bid-ask spread and market dynamicsMicrostructure of market dynamics is studied through analysis of tick price data. Linear trend is introduced as a tool for such analysis. Trend arbitrage inequality is developed and tested. The…Nikolai Zaitsev·Jul 10, 2006SaveLearn
1/f noise from the coincidences of similar single-sided random telegraph signalsIn this paper it is demonstrated that 1/f power spectrum appears in the process originated by the superposition of many single-sided random telegraph signals (RTS or RTN) with the same amplitude,…Giovanni Zanella·Jul 5, 2006SaveLearn
Fast Computation of Voigt Functions via Fourier TransformsThis work presents a method of computing Voigt functions and their derivatives, to high accuracy, on a uniform grid. It is based on an adaptation of Fourier-transform based convolution. The relative…Marcus H. Mendenhall·Jul 3, 2006SaveLearn
Naming Game on small-world networks: the role of clustering structureNaming Game is a recently proposed model for describing how a multi-agent system can converge towards a consensus state in a self-organized way. In this paper, we investigate this model on the…Bo-Yu Lin, Jie Ren, Hui-Jie Yang et al.·Jun 30, 2006SaveLearn
Bayesian Comparison of GARCH Processes with Skewnes Mechanism in Conditional DistributionsThe main goal of this paper is an application of Bayesian model comparison, based on the posterior probabilities and posterior odds ratios, in testing the explanatory power of the set of competing…Mateusz Pipien·Jun 29, 2006SaveLearn
Of Songs and Men: a Model for Multiple Choice with HerdingWe propose a generic model for multiple choice situations in the presence of herding and compare it with recent empirical results from a Web-based music market experiment. The model predicts a phase…Christian Borghesi, Jean-Philippe Bouchaud·Jun 26, 2006SaveLearn
Probability and Statistical InferenceThese lectures introduce key concepts in probability and statistical inference at a level suitable for graduate students in particle physics. Our goal is to paint as vivid a picture as possible of…Harrison B. Prosper·Jun 20, 2006SaveLearn
Comparison Tests of Variable-Stepsize Algorithms for Stochastic Ordinary Differential Equations of FinanceSince the introduction of the Black-Scholes model stochastic processes have played an increasingly important role in mathematical finance. In many cases prices, volatility and other quantities can be…Yin Mei Wong, Joshua Wilkie·Jun 11, 2006SaveLearn
Relationship Between Structural Characters and Synchronizability of Scale-free NetworksUsing Memory Tabu Search(MTS) algorithm, we investigate the relationship between structural characters and synchronizability of scale-free networks by maximizing and minimizing the ratio Q of the…Jian-Guo Liu, Yan-Zhong Dang, Qiang Guo et al.·Jun 9, 2006SaveLearn
Crossover between Levy and Gaussian regimes in first passage processesWe propose a new approach to the problem of the first passage time. Our method is applicable not only to the Wiener process but also to the non--Gaussian L evy flights or to more…Jun-ichi Inoue, Naoya Sazuka·Jun 5, 2006SaveLearn
Queueing theoretical analysis of foreign currency exchange ratesWe propose a useful approach for investigating the statistical properties of foreign currency exchange rates. Our approach is based on queueing theory, particularly, the so-called renewal-reward…Jun-ichi Inoue, Naoya Sazuka·Jun 5, 2006SaveLearn
Correlation matrix decomposition of WIG20 intraday fluctuationsUsing the correlation matrix formalism we study the temporal aspects of the Warsaw Stock Market evolution as represented by the WIG20 index. The high frequency (1 min) WIG20 recordings over the time…R. Rak, S. Drozdz, J. Kwapien et al.·Jun 5, 2006SaveLearn
Data production models for the CDF experimentThe data production for the CDF experiment is conducted on a large Linux PC farm designed to meet the needs of data collection at a maximum rate of 40 MByte/sec. We present two data production models…J. Antos, M. Babik, D. Benjamin et al.·Jun 5, 2006SaveLearn
A Test for the Presence of a SignalWe describe a statistical hypothesis test for the presence of a signal based on the likelihood ratio statistic. We derive the test for a case of interest and also show that for that case the test…Wolfgang A. Rolke, Angel M. Lopez·Jun 1, 2006SaveLearn
World University Rankings - A Principal Component AnalysisIn order to establish which parameters and corresponding weights are more appropriate for the assessment of academic excellence in the context of university rankings, I have made a multivariate data…Joao E. Steiner·May 30, 2006SaveLearn